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Atkins v. Parker

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Advocates
Ellen L. Janos (on behalf of the petitioner in No. 83-1660)
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (on behalf of the federal respondents in No. 83-6381 and in support of the petitioner in No. 83-1660)
Steven A. Hitov (on behalf of Parker, et al)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1660
Petitioner: 
Atkins
Respondent: 
Parker
Consolidation: 
No. 83-6381
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
472 U.S. 115 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 27, 1984
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 4, 1985
Issues: 
Due Process, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Atkins v. Parker , 472 U.S. 115 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1660)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Atkins, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 7 U.S.C. 2011

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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens